Curtain-hanger



No. 615424. Patented Nov. 29, [898,

R. ALEXANDER. CURTAIN HANGER.

(Application filed Jan. 26, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

REBECOA ALEXANDER, OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

CURTAIN-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 61 5,124, dated November 29, 1898. Application filed January 26, 1893. Serial No. 667,985. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, REBnooA ALEXANDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fresno, in the county of Fresno, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to curtain or portiere hangers, and has for its object to provide a hanger which will dispense with the use of rings and to provide means whereby the curtains may be easily adjusted and which will cause them to hangin more perfect folds than with the use of the poles and rings, thereby presenting a better appearance.

Another advantage of my construction is that in its use the same effect is obtained as in the use of fretwork, which is now employed to fill a space above the upper edge of the curtains.

Referring now to the drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a doorway provided with curtains suspended from myimproved hanger. Fig. 2 is a section on line 0000 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view showing the bracket employed in the use of my device. Fig. 4 shows my U -shaped track and means for joining the several parts of the same.

In the practice of my invention I employ the lazy-tongs construction shown at a, the members of which are pivoted, as usual, at their extremities and centers, the lower connection being provided with hooks or other suitable means for attaching a curtain. The ends I) of the central pivots I) extend laterally from the crossing members of the tongs and are adapted to slide in the openings of two U-shaped rails d, which are arranged parallel to each other at equal elevations, with their openings opposite, and secured to the upper portions of the door-jambs by means of brackets 0, having U-shaped openings 6 to receive the ends of the rails and retain them in the required position.

In Fig. 1 I have shown m yinvention applied to a door at which two curtains are used, in which event two lazy-tongs are employed, each having one end secured to the adjacent bracket.

If but one curtain is used, my invention may be as readily applied by using but one set of lazy-tongs having an end secured to a bracket.

Cords may be attached to the moving ends of the tongs and passed over pulleys, as shown in Fig. 1, to facilitate the adjustment of the curtains, and as the meeting ends of the parts forming the tongs and to which the curtains are attached are constantly at equal distances from each other the curtains will hang in more perfect folds than is the case in the employment of poles and rings now in common use.

The central pivots of the crossing members of the tongs may be constructed as shown in Fig. 2, in which a flange is formed on the pin at a distance from one end, the other being screw-threaded to receive a nut so adjusted as to loosely secure the members.

The track employed in my invention may be made in sections, as shown in Fig. 4, one end of each section being enlarged to receive the smaller end of each succeeding section. The track thus constructed may be more readily transported than when formed of a continuous piece. It may also be suitably ornamented.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described comprising lazy-tongs having elongated central pivots forming guides, each of said pivots being provided with a flange arranged at a distance from one end, the other end being screwthreaded, a nut arranged on the screw-threaded end, said nut and flange having bearing on the respective faces of the crossing members to secure the same in engagement, and guideways to receive the guides.

2. A device of the class described comprising lazy-ton gs provided with laterally-exten ding central pivots and guideways arranged parallel and midway of the upper and lower edges of the tongs whereby portions of the tongs will extend both above and below the guideways.

3. A device of the class described comprising lazy-tongs provided with laterally-projecting guides, U-shaped guideways comprising a plurality of members each having an enlarged end and a smaller end, the enlarged end being adapted to receive the smaller end of each sueceeding1ne1nber,brackets provided with U-shaped openings adapted to receive the ends of and to support the guideways no and means for attaching curtains or similar articles to the lazy-tongs.

i. A device of the class described comprising lazy-tongs having elongated central piv- 

